Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:39:29 -0700
Reply-To: Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: VANAGON CAFE is moving because AOL Hometown will be closing
on 10/31/08
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Blogs are good.
We tie a google blog directly to our home page and it helps to add
current content and allows us to keep up a dialog with our customers.
We have discovered that a regular commercial site combined with the
blog works great.
But the necessity of organizing content is a little more complicated
using the blog's limited ability.
Blogs are also considered "discussion based" sites, where Frank most
likely would focus on display.
See our site at http://cochrans.com
BTW, after 20 years, we are putting the business up for sale. Training
and equipment/software included. Gross about 90k, 4-5 months of part-
time work per year, work from home, anywhere. We do it from a beach
resort in Mexico using the internet, where living is cheap and we can
scamper off on one of two sailboats.
We're finishing up a new boat and want to take it to Europe and the Med.
Jim C
71 Van
86 Westy "Vanilla"
On Oct 17, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> i am wondering if a google blog would do the job
> self administered -
> bilateral conversations
> picture and video support
> only limited by page lay out ...
> meaning banner over three columns
> or three columns
> or banner banner then two columns ..
> that sort of thing
> content wise and accessability wise is multi and cross platrform --
> plus the change could take place in one fell swope --
> you create your blog --
> you publish it ..
> done --
> these are the two my wife operates
> http://muse2323.blogspot.com/
> http://musebookreviews.blogspot.com/
> yours
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 3:28 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 16/10/2008 6:03:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>>
>> Yes, folks same problem over here except I do not yet
>> have a
>> place to move _www.frankcondelli.com_ (http://
>> www.frankcondelli.com) and
>> _www.busfusion.com_ (http://www.busfusion.com) . A close friend
>> said he
>> will set up
>> a private server for me but he has not done it yet and time is
>> ticking
>> quickly. The use of AOL Hometown to store my webpages WAS the
>> only reason
>> I
>> stayed with AOL Hell for so long. Looks like I will now get outta
>> bed
>> with them.
>> Big change but necessary and all will be better in the end. Some
>> of my
>> pages may not show for awhile so don't get excited, I am working
>> on it.
>> BUT,
>> customers vans in the shop and parts orders are more important and
>> take
>> prioity.
>> Now would be the time to have a website guru as a friend or
>> customer to
>> trade work with ---- ANYONE interested ???????
>
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